Photographer and suitor reunite in a small town tale
Tom Gillespie, a lawyer, helps Mildred Wells print a photo of her sister Dearie. Mildred’s camera moment triggers Tammy heart and tears as Laura Hale, now Mrs Wells, reveals she still loves Tom. Tom visits, forgiveness follows, and the couple’s bond deepens through shared moments and a family reunion.
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Tom Gillespie
Keil
Mamma
Tom
Mildred
Dearie
Mr.Wells
Mrs. Wells
Mildress
Mrs Wells
Laura
Phas
Wills Wells
Buffalo Enquirer
How He Managed Chess Coats Theft Caper
A noted German chess-playing professor, after losing three overcoats at a cafe, wore his new coat on the back of his chair and trusted security. While deeply absorbed in a game, a light-fingered thief tapped his shoulder, prompting the professor to reply and the coat to be stolen.
Numbering Country Houses in California Plan
In California a proposal urges numbering country residences by county seat as a center. Roads would be named first, laid out in long lengths, with each mile divided into ten blocks and frontages assigned new numbers.
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California
Man Admired For Understanding His Trade
A tribute notes one man’s deep knowledge and steady mastery in his business, highlighting respect earned through consistent skill and dedication.
Inflammatory Rheumatism Described in 19th Century Text
The article defines inflammatory rheumatism as a broad label for joint and muscle pains. It details symptoms including fever, aching limbs, swollen hot joints, and profuse sweating. It notes typical onset in late winter to early spring and potential dangers to heart membranes or brain in severe cases.
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Tropics
Ingland
Racing Camels In Algeria Attract Prize Driving Races
A report on camel racing in southern Algeria describes carefully bred racing camels distinct from ordinary camels. Racing camels can sustain nine to ten miles per hour, for sixteen or seventeen hours, with races noted for fast starts as the herd competes.
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Algeria
Laténia
An African Giantess Abomah Heading for Liverpool
An eight foot tall Dahomean bodyguard known as Abomah travels from Africa to England. Once a royal attendant and commander for the Dahomean king, she is described as ebony skinned and extraordinarily strong. The London Tit-Bits notes she may visit major English cities, including London, soon.
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Abomah
Hying
Liverpool
Dahomes
Ely
England
London
Bamboo in China and the Modern Sock Repair Method
The article describes bamboo uses in China from lattice windows to furniture and water buckets. It also notes a modern sock repair method with toe and heel caps to fit over worn parts. It ends with a caution about enduring abuse and the solace of a sympathetic remark.
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China
Radiant radium and other science notes from old journals
A survey of scientific curiosities and oddities, from fine gold particles that fall slowly to a radium explanation of weight loss. It covers condensed air waves, sound waves photographed by Prof. Wood, and a note on winking, then details a rare takahe bird capture in New Zealand. It ends with a Dodge City poker anecdote about Jim Courted.
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Wood
Monsieur Becquerel
Herr S. Garden
New Zealand
England
Notorus Hochstetteri
Three-Fingered Stranger Wins Dodge City Poker Pot
Jim Harding encounters a crooked poker game in Dodge City Kansas where a three fingered man uses an extra card and a hidden gun to bluff, while Jim counters with a bold claim that the six card hand is illegal and stakes rise over six hundred dollars. The scene ends as the man forces Jim to verify the six cards before showdown.
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Jim
Ner
Dodge City
Chicago
Jim Harding
Kan
Expensive cradles define a modern century
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece notes that today’s infants may rest in cradles costing $500 and up, crafted by expert cabinetmakers with rare woods, precious inlays, and elaborate carvings. It contrasts lavish models with cheaper options, quoting dealers who say basic cradles start around $25 and even $1 in theory, though the latter are not stocked.
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Max Lie
Sher
Chicagoe Interocean
Ex-Sea Captain Turns Island Ruler After Mutiny
An ex Sea captain living in Sydney Nova Scotia once captained a ship carrying convicts who mutinied killed the crew and forced navigation to islands. He landed on a large island where natives welcomed him with pigs and yams after he played his violin to curry favor. He married the chief's daughter and ruled until a ship arrived and he left.
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Sydney
N.S. Wl
Telegraph Poles Fire Lines Per Mile Details
The number of poles per mile for telegraph lines varies from twenty to twenty two on minor lines and twenty six to thirty on main lines. Poles are regulation height so the lowest wire stays at least twelve feet above ground. Poles are driven four to six feet into the ground, making them twenty to twenty two feet long. The sag averages about fourteen feet, depending on pole density and weather.
Eight Foot Aztec Skeleton Found Near Phoenix Ruin
Archaeology professor Moorhead reports discovery three miles west of Phoenix of a human skeleton about eight feet tall. He also recovered well preserved pottery and utensils used by early valley inhabitants from the ruins.
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Professor Moorhead
Phoenix
Ariz
Railroads Needed in Brazil
Railroads needed in Brazil as inland transport is so limited that port inhabitants import grain from North America rather than from local farms, highlighting the costly inefficiencies in domestic logistics.
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Brazil
North America
Life’s hard lessons greet the aged and the strong
A reflective musing on aging and hardship notes that few reach 30 without some ailment, while a robust 40-year-old can endure unique trials. It adds that prudent savings later yields unexpected joy, as fortune balances effort and fate.
From Society to Slums A Banker Heiress Devotes Life to Poor
Miss Mae Brown daughter of John Crosby Brown of Brown Brothers shifts from New York high society to East Side tenements. She trains as a nurse at Presbyterian Hospital and works to comfort the sick and aid desperate families, earning the nickname Ministering Angel. Her choice shocks society yet she remains determined to serve the poor despite wealth and status.
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Mae Brown
John Crosby Brown
Brown Brothers
New York
Pergzons
Brown Mansion
East 37Th Street
Miss Brown
Renee
East Side
Miss. Brown
Presbyterian Hospital
Variable-throw bicycle crank enables adjustable leverage
James Anderson Malone of Grayson Kentucky unveils a device that lengthens cranks during the down and forward stroke to boost propulsion while retracting to minimize leg stretch. Cranks slide in tubes on the shaft, with outer wheels guiding motion to increase leverage only when effective.
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James Anderson Malone
Grayson, Ky
Call Edgings Bluff: Muravieff’s Port Arthur Coup Story
A historical note recounts Count Muravieff seizing Port Arthur during the Chinese crisis by exploiting a rumor of Queen Victoria vowing no war. The tale claims British warships withdrew after Salisbury’s protests revealed bluff, enabling Russia to gain the strategic port without fighting.
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Port Arthur
Count Muravieff
Muravieff
Queen Victoria
Far East
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Murineff
Russia
Paternal Heredity Quip Talleyrand Comment Recalled
In a brief exchange, Bobus Smith praised his mother’s beauty and Talleyrand quipped that it was the father who was plain, offering a sharp remark on lineage and appearance. The remark pivots on ancestral humor and social wit.
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Bobus Smith
Talleyrand
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Sén
Mr. Gillespie
Mildred Wells
Bamboo
Department of Agriculture
Paris
Plaster of Paris
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